social secretary
noun
: a personal secretary employed to handle social correspondence and appointments
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Eleanor Roosevelt first professionalized the office there, and in 1977, Rosalynn Carter started the tradition of the office of the first lady being located in the wing, alongside the White House social secretary.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation weighed in, calling on work to stop on the demolition, although there may not be much left of the East Wing, which has housed offices of the first lady and social secretary and is the entry point for most White House visitors and tourists.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The men sat in the small office of the ambassador’s social secretary, hashing out the details, listening to the warm sounds of the embassy Christmas party outside.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Her fabulously named Delysia Lafosse treats life like a Mae West comedy, juggling three hunky lovers, deluxe showbiz dreams, and a starchy social secretary (Frances McDormand) with screwball frenzy.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation weighed in, calling on work to stop on the demolition, although there may not be much left of the East Wing, which has housed offices of the first lady and social secretary and is the entry point for most White House visitors and tourists.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The men sat in the small office of the ambassador’s social secretary, hashing out the details, listening to the warm sounds of the embassy Christmas party outside.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Her fabulously named Delysia Lafosse treats life like a Mae West comedy, juggling three hunky lovers, deluxe showbiz dreams, and a starchy social secretary (Frances McDormand) with screwball frenzy.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Social secretary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20secretary. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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